The Melbourne Cricket Ground during a Test match in 2006.
An external view of the ground in 2019.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park in Melbourne, Victoria. The ground was established in 1853 and is the home ground of the Melbourne Cricket Club. It hosted the first match of Test cricket played and has been used for a variety of sports, including acting as the central venue for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games.[1] It has a spectator capacity of over 90,000, reduced from around 125,000 prior to redevelopments begun in the 1980s, and has been described as "Australia's premier sporting venue".[1][2][3] The ground hosted the first One Day International in 1971[4] and its first Twenty20 International (T20I) in 2008 when both a men's and a women's T20I was played on the same day. The first women's international on the ground was played in 1935 and women's ODI cricket has been played on the ground. It has hosted the finals of the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup, the 1992 and 2015 Men's World Cups, the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup and the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[1][5]

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[6] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test and One Day International matches.[a]

The first five-wicket hauls in international cricket were taken in the 1877 Test match at the MCG. Three bowlers took five wickets in an innings in the match, Australia's Billy Midwinter taking the first five-wicket haul in the second innings of the match. England's Alfred Shaw and Australia's Tom Kendall also took five-wicket hauls during the match.[7] The best bowling figures in a Test match innings on the ground are the nine wickets for the cost of 86 runs (9/86) taken by Pakistan's Sarfraz Nawaz against Australia in 1979 in what was described by Wisden as "one of the greatest bowling feats in the history of Test cricket".[b][8] The best bowling on the ground by an Australian is the 9/121 taken by Arthur Mailey against England in 1921.[9] Australia's Peggy Antonio took the only five-wicket haul in women's international cricket on the ground in 1934 in a Test match against England.[5]

The first five-wicket haul in an ODI on the ground was taken by Pakistan's Abdul Qadir against Australia in 1984. The best ODI bowling figures at the MCG are the 6/42 taken by both Ajit Agarkar in 2004 and Yuzvendra Chahal in 2019. At the time these were the best bowling figures in an ODI in Australia.[10]

Key

Symbol Meaning
Date Date the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
O Number of overs bowled
R Number of runs conceded
W Number of wickets taken
Result Result of the match

Test match five-wicket hauls

As of 29 December 2023

There have been a total of 172 five-wicket hauls taken at the MCG in Test matches, one of which was taken in a women's Test match.

Men's matches

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Melbourne Cricket Ground
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Billy Midwinter 15 March 1877[c] Australia[d]  England 2 54[e] 78 5 Australia won[12]
2 Alfred Shaw 15 March 1877[c]  England Australia 3 34[e] 38 5 Australia won[12]
3 Tom Kendall 15 March 1877[c] Australia  England 4 33.1[e] 55 7 Australia won[12]
4 Fred Spofforth[A][f] 2 January 1879 Australia  England 1 25[e] 48 6 Australia won[14]
5 Tom Emmett 2 January 1879  England Australia 2 59[e] 68 7 Australia won[14]
6 Fred Spofforth[A] 2 January 1879 Australia  England 3 35[e] 62 7 Australia won[14]
7 William Cooper[B] 31 December 1881 Australia  England 3 61[e] 120 6 Drawn[15]
8 Tom Garrett 10 March 1882 Australia  England 1 54.2[e] 80 5 Drawn[16]
9 Joey Palmer 30 December 1882 Australia  England 2 52.2[e] 65 7 Australia won[17]
10 Joey Palmer 19 January 1883 Australia  England 1 66.3[e] 103 5 England won[18]
11 Billy Bates[C][D] 19 January 1883  England Australia 2 26.2[e] 28 7 England won[18]
12 Billy Bates[C] 19 January 1883  England Australia 3 33[e] 74 7 England won[18]
13 Billy Barnes 1 January 1885  England Australia 3 38.3[e] 31 6 England won[19]
14 John Sharpe 1 January 1892  England Australia 1 51 84 6 Australia won[20]
15 Bob McLeod[E] 1 January 1892 Australia  England 2 28.4 53 5 Australia won[20]
16 Charlie Turner 1 January 1892 Australia  England 4 33.2 51 5 Australia won[20]
17 Charlie Turner 29 December 1894 Australia  England 1 20 32 5 England won[21]
18 Tom Richardson 29 December 1894  England Australia 2 23 57 5 England won[21]
19 George Giffen 29 December 1894 Australia  England 3 78.2 155 6 England won[21]
20 Tom Richardson 1 March 1895  England Australia 3 45.2 104 6 England won[22]
21 Monty Noble[F] 1 January 1898 Australia  England 3 17 49 6 Australia won[23]
22 Jack Hearne 29 January 1898  England Australia 1 35.4 98 6 Australia won[24]
23 Sydney Barnes[G] 1 January 1902  England  Australia 1 16.1 42 6 Australia won[25]
24 Monty Noble[H] 1 January 1902  Australia  England 2 7.4 17 7 Australia won[25]
25 Sydney Barnes[G] 1 January 1902  England  Australia 3 64 121 7 Australia won[25]
26 Monty Noble[H] 1 January 1902  Australia  England 4 26 60 6 Australia won[25]
27 Hugh Trumble 28 February 1902  Australia  England 2 25 62 5 Australia won[26]
28 Len Braund 28 February 1902  England  Australia 3 26.1 95 5 Australia won[26]
29 Monty Noble 28 February 1902  Australia  England 4 33 98 6 Australia won[26]
30 Wilfred Rhodes 1 January 1904  England  Australia 2 15.2 56 7 England won[27]
31 Hugh Trumble 1 January 1904  Australia  England 3 10.5 34 5 England won[27]
32 Wilfred Rhodes 1 January 1904  England  Australia 4 15 68 8 England won[27]
33 Len Braund 5 March 1904  England  Australia 1 29.1 81 8 Australia won[28]
34 Tibby Cotter 5 March 1904  Australia  England 2 15.2 40 6 Australia won[28]
35 George Hirst 5 March 1904  England  Australia 3 16.5 48 5 Australia won[28]
36 Hugh Trumble[I] 5 March 1904  Australia  England 4 6.5 28 7 Australia won[28]
37 Jack Crawford 1 January 1908  England  Australia 1 29 79 5 England won[29]
38 Tibby Cotter 1 January 1908  Australia  England 2 33 142 5 England won[29]
39 Sydney Barnes 1 January 1908  England  Australia 3 27.4 72 5 England won[29]
40 Jack Crawford 7 February 1908  England  Australia 1 23.5 48 5 Australia won[30]
41 Jack Saunders 7 February 1908  Australia  England 2 15.2 28 5 Australia won[30]
42 Bill Whitty 31 December 1910  Australia  South Africa 4 16 17 6 Australia won[31]
43 H. V. Hordern[J] 17 February 1911  Australia  South Africa 4 14.2 66 5 Australia won[32]
44 Sydney Barnes 30 December 1911  England  Australia 1 23 44 5 England won[33]
45 Frank Foster 30 December 1911  England  Australia 3 38 91 6 England won[33]
46 Sydney Barnes 9 February 1912  England  Australia 1 29.1 74 5 England won[34]
47 Johnny Douglas 9 February 1912  England  Australia 3 17.5 46 5 England won[34]
48 Jack Gregory 31 December 1920  Australia  England 2 20 69 7 Australia won[35]
49 Percy Fender 11 February 1921  England  Australia 2 32 122 5 Australia won[36]
50 Arthur Mailey 11 February 1921  Australia  England 3 47 121 9 Australia won[36]
51 Maurice Tate 1 January 1925  England  Australia 3 33.3[g] 99 6 Australia won[37]
52 Arthur Mailey 1 January 1925  Australia  England 4 24[g] 92 5 Australia won[37]
53 Maurice Tate 13 February 1925  England  Australia 3 25.5[g] 75 5 England won[38]
54 Don Blackie 29 December 1928  Australia  England 2 44 94 6 England won[39]
55 Jack White 29 December 1928  England  Australia 3 56.5 107 5 England won[39]
56 George Geary 8 March 1929  England  Australia 2 81 105 5 Australia won[40]
57 Tim Wall[K] 8 March 1929  Australia  England 3 26 66 5 Australia won[40]
58 Bert Ironmonger 13 February 1931  Australia  West Indies 1 20 23 7 Australia won[41]
59 Sandy Bell 31 December 1931  South Africa  Australia 1 26.1 69 5 Australia won[42]
60 Clarrie Grimmett 31 December 1931  Australia  South Africa 4 46 92 6 Australia won[42]
61 Bert Ironmonger[L] 12 February 1932  Australia  South Africa 1 7.2 6 5 Australia won[43]
62 Bert Ironmonger[L] 12 February 1932  Australia  South Africa 3 15.3 18 6 Australia won[43]
63 Bill O'Reilly[M] 30 December 1932  Australia  England 2 34.3 63 5 Australia won[44]
64 Bill O'Reilly[M] 30 December 1932  Australia  England 4 24 66 5 Australia won[44]
65 Morris Sievers 1 January 1937  Australia  England 2 11.2[g] 21 5 Australia won[45]
66 Chuck Fleetwood-Smith 1 January 1937  Australia  England 4 25.6[g] 124 5 Australia won[45]
67 Ken Farnes 26 February 1937  England  Australia 1 28.5[g] 96 6 Australia won[46]
68 Bill O'Reilly 26 February 1937  Australia  England 2 23[g] 51 5 Australia won[46]
69 Alec Bedser[N][O] 23 February 1951  England  Australia 1 22[g] 46 5 England won[47]
70 Freddie Brown[N] 23 February 1951  England  Australia 1 18[g] 49 5 England won[47]
71 Alec Bedser[O] 23 February 1951  England  Australia 3 20.3[g] 59 5 England won[47]
72 Keith Miller 31 December 1951  Australia  West Indies 1 19.3[g] 60 5 Australia won[48]
73 John Trim 31 December 1951  West Indies  Australia 2 12[g] 34 5 Australia won[48]
74 Alf Valentine 31 December 1951  West Indies  Australia 4 30[g] 88 5 Australia won[48]
75 Hugh Tayfield[P] 24 December 1952  South Africa  Australia 2 29.4[g] 84 6 South Africa won[49]
76 Hugh Tayfield[P] 24 December 1952  South Africa  Australia 4 37.1[g] 81 7 South Africa won[49]
77 Bill Johnston 6 February 1953  Australia  South Africa 2 46[g] 152 6 South Africa won[50]
78 Eddie Fuller 6 February 1953  South Africa  Australia 3 30.2[g] 66 5 South Africa won[50]
79 Brian Statham 31 December 1954  England  Australia 2 16.3[g] 60 5 England won[51]
80 Bill Johnston 31 December 1954  Australia  England 3 24.5[g] 85 5 England won[51]
81 Frank Tyson 31 December 1954  England  Australia 4 12.3[g] 27 7 England won[51]
82 Alan Davidson 31 December 1958  Australia  England 1 25.5[g] 64 6 Australia won[52]
83 Brian Statham 31 December 1958  England  Australia 2 28[g] 57 7 Australia won[52]
84 Ian Meckiff 31 December 1958  Australia  England 3 15.2[g] 38 6 Australia won[52]
85 Alan Davidson 30 December 1960  Australia  West Indies 2 22[g] 53 6 Australia won[53]
86 Garfield Sobers 10 February 1961  West Indies  Australia 2 44[g] 120 5 Australia won[54]
87 Alan Davidson 10 February 1961  Australia  West Indies 3 24.7[g] 84 5 Australia won[54]
88 Alan Davidson 29 December 1962  Australia  England 2 23.1[g] 75 6 England won[55]
89 Fred Trueman 29 December 1962  England  Australia 3 20[g] 62 5 England won[55]
90 Arif Butt[Q] 4 December 1964  Pakistan  Australia 2 21.3[g] 89 6 Drawn[56]
91 Graham McKenzie 30 December 1965  Australia  England 2 35.2[g] 134 5 Drawn[57]
92 Graham McKenzie 30 December 1967  Australia  India 1 21.4[g] 66 7 Australia won[58]
93 E. A. S. Prasanna 30 December 1967  India  Australia 2 34[g] 141 6 Australia won[58]
94 Graham McKenzie 26 December 1968  Australia  West Indies 1 28[g] 71 8 Australia won[59]
95 John Gleeson 26 December 1968  Australia  West Indies 3 26.4[g] 61 5 Australia won[59]
96 Bob Willis 26 December 1974  England  Australia 2 21.7[g] 61 5 Drawn[60]
97 Peter Lever 8 February 1975  England  Australia 1 11[g] 38 6 England won[61]
98 Max Walker 8 February 1975  Australia  England 2 42.2[g] 143 8 England won[61]
99 Jeff Thomson 26 December 1975  Australia  West Indies 1 11[g] 62 5 Australia won[62]
100 Dennis Lillee[R] 31 January 1976  Australia  West Indies 2 11.3[g] 63 5 Australia won[63]
101 Gary Gilmour[R] 31 January 1976  Australia  West Indies 2 10[g] 34 5 Australia won[63]
102 Dennis Lillee 1 January 1977  Australia  Pakistan 2 23[g] 82 6 Australia won[64]
103 Imran Khan 1 January 1977  Pakistan  Australia 3 25.5[g] 122 5 Australia won[64]
104 Dennis Lillee[S] 12 March 1977[h]  Australia  England 2 13.3[g] 26 6 Australia won[66]
105 Dennis Lillee[S] 12 March 1977  Australia  England 4 34.4[g] 139 5 Australia won[66]
106 B. S. Chandrasekhar[T] 30 December 1977  India  Australia 2 14.1[g] 52 6 India won[67]
107 B. S. Chandrasekhar[T] 30 December 1977  India  Australia 4 20[g] 52 6 India won[67]
108 Rodney Hogg[U] 29 December 1978  Australia  England 2 17[g] 30 5 Australia won[68]
109 Rodney Hogg[U] 29 December 1978  Australia  England 4 17[g] 36 5 Australia won[68]
110 Sarfraz Nawaz[V] 10 March 1979  Pakistan  Australia 4 35.4[g] 86 9 Pakistan won[69]
111 Dennis Lillee[W] 1 February 1980  Australia  England 1 33.1 60 6 Australia won[70]
112 Dennis Lillee[W] 1 February 1980  Australia  England 3 33 78 5 Australia won[70]
113 Richard Hadlee 26 December 1980  New Zealand  Australia 3 27.2 57 6 Drawn[71]
114 Kapil Dev 7 February 1981  India  Australia 4 16.4 28 5 India won[72]
115 Bruce Yardley 11 December 1981  Australia  Pakistan 1 66 187 7 Pakistan won[73]
116 Michael Holding[X] 26 December 1981  West Indies  Australia 1 17 45 5 Australia won[74]
117 Dennis Lillee 26 December 1981  Australia  West Indies 2 26.3 83 7 Australia won[74]
118 Michael Holding[X] 26 December 1981  West Indies  Australia 3 21.3 62 6 Australia won[74]
119 Norman Cowans 26 December 1982  England  Australia 4 26 77 6 England won[75]
120 Abdul Qadir 26 December 1983  Pakistan  Australia 2 54.3 166 5 Drawn[76]
121 Malcolm Marshall 22 December 1984  West Indies  Australia 2 31.5 86 5 Drawn[77]
122 Gladstone Small[Y] 26 December 1986  England  Australia 1 22.4 48 5 England won[78]
123 Ian Botham[Y] 26 December 1986  England  Australia 1 16 41 5 England won[78]
124 Craig McDermott 26 December 1987  Australia  New Zealand 1 35 97 5 Drawn[79]
125 Richard Hadlee[Z] 26 December 1987  New Zealand  Australia 2 44 109 5 Drawn[79]
126 Tony Dodemaide 26 December 1987  Australia  New Zealand 3 28.3 58 6 Drawn[79]
127 Richard Hadlee[Z] 26 December 1987  New Zealand  Australia 4 31 67 5 Drawn[79]
128 Steve Waugh 24 December 1988  Australia  West Indies 3 24 92 5 West Indies won[80]
129 Patrick Patterson 24 December 1988  West Indies  Australia 4 15.1 39 5 West Indies won[80]
130 Wasim Akram[AA] 12 January 1990  Pakistan  Australia 1 30 62 6 Australia won[81]
131 Wasim Akram[AA] 12 January 1990  Pakistan  Australia 3 41.4 98 5 Australia won[81]
132 Terry Alderman 12 January 1990  Australia  Pakistan 4 33.5 105 5 Australia won[81]
133 Bruce Reid 26 December 1990  Australia  England 1 39 97 6 Australia won[82]
134 Angus Fraser 26 December 1990  England  Australia 2 39 82 6 Australia won[82]
135 Bruce Reid 26 December 1990  Australia  England 3 22 51 7 Australia won[82]
136 Bruce Reid[AB] 26 December 1991  Australia  India 1 26.2 66 6 Australia won[83]
137 Kapil Dev 26 December 1991  India  Australia 2 35 97 5 Australia won[83]
138 Bruce Reid[AB] 26 December 1991  Australia  India 3 29 60 6 Australia won[83]
139 Shane Warne 26 December 1992  Australia  West Indies 4 23.2 52 7 Australia won[84]
140 Shane Warne 24 December 1994  Australia  England 2 27.4 64 6 Australia won[85]
141 Craig McDermott 24 December 1994  Australia  England 4 16.5 42 5 Australia won[85]
142 Glenn McGrath 26 December 1995  Australia  Sri Lanka 2 23.4 40 5 Australia won[86]
143 Curtly Ambrose 26 December 1996  West Indies  Australia 1 24.5 55 5 West Indies won[87]
144 Glenn McGrath 26 December 1996  Australia  West Indies 2 30 50 5 West Indies won[87]
145 Allan Donald 26 December 1997  South Africa  Australia 3 27 59 6 Drawn[88]
146 Darren Gough 26 December 1998  England  Australia 2 28 96 5 England won[89]
147 Dean Headley 26 December 1998  England  Australia 4 17 60 6 England won[89]
148 Brett Lee[AC] 26 December 1999  Australia  India 2 18 47 5 Australia won[90]
149 Andy Bichel 26 December 2000  Australia  West Indies 2 13.3 60 5 Australia won[91]
150 Jason Gillespie 26 December 2000  Australia  West Indies 4 17 40 6 Australia won[91]
151 Stuart MacGill 26 December 2002  Australia  England 3 48 152 5 Australia won[92]
152 Anil Kumble 26 December 2003  India  Australia 2 51 176 6 Australia won[93]
153 Shoaib Akhtar[AD] 26 December 2004  Pakistan  Australia 2 27 109 5 Australia won[94]
153 Danish Kaneria[AD] 26 December 2004  Pakistan  Australia 2 39.3 125 5 Australia won[94]
155 Shane Warne 26 December 2006  Australia  England 1 17.2 39 5 Australia won[95]
156 Anil Kumble 26 December 2007  India  Australia 1 25 84 5 Australia won[96]
157 Dale Steyn[AE] 26 December 2008  South Africa  Australia 1 29 87 5 South Africa won[97]
158 Dale Steyn[AE] 26 December 2008  South Africa  Australia 3 20.2 67 5 South Africa won[97]
159 Mohammad Amir 26 December 2009  Pakistan  Australia 3 24 79 5 Australia won[98]
160 Nathan Hauritz 26 December 2009  Australia  Pakistan 4 24 101 5 Australia won[98]
161 Peter Siddle 26 December 2010  Australia  England 2 33.1 75 6 England won[99]
162 Ben Hilfenhaus 26 December 2011  Australia  India 2 26 75 5 Australia won[100]
163 Mitchell Johnson 26 December 2013  Australia  England 1 24 63 5 Australia won[101]
164 Nathan Lyon 26 December 2013  Australia  England 3 17 50 5 Australia won[101]
165 Jasprit Bumrah 26 December 2018  India  Australia 2 15.5 33 6 India won[102]
166 Pat Cummins 26 December 2018  Australia  India 3 11 27 6 India won[102]
167 Pat Cummins 26 December 2019  Australia  New Zealand 2 17 28 5 Australia won[103]
168 Scott Boland[AF] 26 December 2021  Australia  England 3 4 7 6 Australia won[104]
169 Cameron Green 26 December 2022  Australia  South Africa 1 10.4 27 5 Australia won[105]
170 Pat Cummins[AG] 26 December 2023  Australia  Pakistan 2 20 48 5 Australia won[106]
171 Pat Cummins[AG] 26 December 2023  Australia  Pakistan 4 18 49 5 Australia won[106]

Women's matches

Five-wicket hauls in Women's Test matches at Melbourne Cricket Ground
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Peggy Antonio 18 January 1934[i]  Australia  England 1 21.5 49 6 Australia won[107]

One Day International five-wicket hauls

As of 23 February 2020

One Day International matches have seen 21 five-wicket hauls taken on the ground, all of them in men's matches.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Melbourne Cricket Ground
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Result
1 Abdul Qadir 21 January 1984  Pakistan  Australia 1 10 53 5 Australia won[108]
2 Joel Garner 12 February 1984  West Indies  Australia 1 10 31 5 West Indies won[109]
3 Wasim Akram 24 February 1985  Pakistan  Australia 2 8 21 5 Pakistan won[110]
4 Mudassar Nazar 6 March 1985  Pakistan  West Indies 1 7.3 28 5 Pakistan won[111]
5 Curtly Ambrose 15 December 1988  West Indies  Australia 2 8.2 17 5 West Indies won[112]
6 Curtly Ambrose 14 January 1989  West Indies  Australia 1 10 26 5 Australia won[113]
7 Mark Waugh 15 December 1992  Australia  West Indies 2 6 24 5 Australia won[114]
8 Richard Snell 21 January 1994  South Africa  Australia 2 9.5 40 5 South Africa won[115]
9 Anthony Stuart 16 January 1997  Australia  Pakistan 1 10 26 5 Australia won[116]
10 Lance Klusener 9 December 1997  South Africa  Australia 2 7.1 24 5 South Africa won[117]
11 Shane Lee 7 February 1999  Australia  Sri Lanka 2 8.1 33 5 Australia won[118]
12 Makhaya Ntini 6 February 2002  South Africa  New Zealand 1 10 31 5 South Africa won[119]
13 Brett Lee 25 January 2003  Australia  England 2 9.3 30 5 Australia won[120]
14 Ajit Agarkar 9 January 2004  India  Australia 1 9.3 42 6 Australia won[121]
15 Brad Hogg 14 January 2005  Australia  West Indies 2 10 32 5 Australia won[122]
16 Thisara Perera 3 November 2010  Sri Lanka  Australia 1 8 46 5 Sri Lanka won[123]
17 Daniel Christian 2 March 2012  Australia  Sri Lanka 1 9 31 5 Sri Lanka won[124]
18 Mitchell Starc 18 January 2015  Australia  India 1 10 43 6 Australia won[125]
19 Steven Finn[AH] 14 February 2015[j]  England  Australia 1 10 71 5 Australia won[126]
20 Mitchell Marsh[AH] 14 February 2015  Australia  England 2 9 33 5 Australia won[126]
21 Yuzvendra Chahal 18 January 2019  India  Australia 1 10 42 6 India won[127]

Notes

  1. ^ As of February 2020 no five-wicket hauls have been taken in T20I matches on the ground.
  2. ^ Sarfaz's nine wickets in the Australian second innings included seven wickets in 33 deliveries for the cost of only one run taken during the last session of the Test match. Before his spell of bowling Australia, with seven wickets in hand, needed only 77 runs to win the match.[8]
  3. ^ a b c This was the first Test match played.
  4. ^ Prior to the Federation of Australia the self-governing colonies in Australia had no common flag. The Flag of Australia was used from September 1901 and officially adopted in 1903.[11]
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Four-ball overs were used in this match.
  6. ^ Spofforth's first innings five-wicket haul included a hat-trick, the first hat-trick taken in Test match cricket.[13]
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw Eight-ball overs were used in this match.
  8. ^ This match was arranged to mark the centenary of the first Test match which was played at the MCG in 1877. The result, an Australian win by 45 runs, was identical.[65]
  9. ^ This was the first women's Test match played on the ground.
  10. ^ This match was part of the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
  1. ^ a b Spofforth took two five-wicket in the match.
  2. ^ Cooper made his Test match debut in this match.
  3. ^ a b Bates took two five-wicket hauls in the match. His first was taken in the matches second innings and his second in the matches third innings after Australia were forced to follow on.
  4. ^ Bates' five-wicket haul in the second innings of the match included a hat-trick, the first taken by an Englishman in Test cricket.
  5. ^ McLeod made his Test match debut in this match.
  6. ^ Noble took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
  7. ^ a b Barnes took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  8. ^ a b Noble took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  9. ^ Trumble's five-wicket haul included a hat-trick.
  10. ^ Hordern took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
  11. ^ Wall took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
  12. ^ a b Ironmonger took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  13. ^ a b O'Reilly took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  14. ^ a b Bedser and Brown took five-wicket hauls in the same innings.
  15. ^ a b Bedser took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  16. ^ a b Tayfield took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  17. ^ The match was Arif Butt's Test match debut.
  18. ^ a b Lillee and Gilmour took five-wicket hauls during the same innings.
  19. ^ a b Lillee took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  20. ^ a b Chandrasekhar took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  21. ^ a b Hogg took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  22. ^ Sarfraz's 9/86 are the best innings bowling figures on the ground in a Test match and the only time that nine wickets have been taken in an international innings on the ground.
  23. ^ a b Lillee took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  24. ^ a b Holding took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  25. ^ a b Small and Botham took five-wicket hauls in the same innings.
  26. ^ a b Hadlee took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  27. ^ a b Wasim took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  28. ^ a b Reid took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  29. ^ Lee took his five-wicket haul on this Test match debut.
  30. ^ a b Shoaib Akhtar and Danish Kaneria took five-wicket hauls in the same innings.
  31. ^ a b Steyn took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  32. ^ Boland took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
  33. ^ a b Cummins took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
  34. ^ a b Finn and Marsh took their five-wicket hauls in the same ODI.

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